SNAC Garden Longneck Elementary
A fundraiser for SNAC Garden Foundation
$549 raised from 17 donors
$500 goal
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š± Welcome to Longneck Elementary's SNAC Garden Fundraiser! š±
Dear Longneck Elementary Community,
Your support means the world to us, as it directly contributes to enhancing the educational experiences of our students.Ā
With just $20, you can help us send a dedicated garden educator to our location for one class period. Imagine the impact - 14 times a year, your generous donations enable our students to explore gardening, cultivating a lasting appreciation for nature and healthy food!!
With just $20, you can help us send a dedicated garden educator to our location for one class period. Imagine the impact - 14 times a year, your generous donations enable our students to explore gardening, cultivating a lasting appreciation for nature and healthy food!!
Your contributions will also assist us in acquiring greenhouse supplies and native plant seeds for this season. These resources will be instrumental in creating a vibrant habitat meadow area adjacent to the SNAC Classroom. Additionally, we're excited to announce plans for a beautiful food forest, featuring various fruit trees like apples, pears, figs, beach plums, etc. to be planted around an outdoor eating area that Longneck Elementary will be building this year, adjacent to the SNAC Garden outdoor classroom. Picture the delight on your child's face as they harvest fresh fruit straight from the trees during lunchtime!
Together, we can transform our school grounds into a thriving ecosystem of learning and discovery. Every donation, no matter the size, brings us one step closer to realizing this vision.
Thank you for your unwavering support. Let's grow and learn together!
-SNAC Garden
-SNAC Garden
About SNAC Garden Foundation
Mission: to enrich communities through cultivating meaningful relationships to nature, food, and personal well-being.
The SNAC (School Nutrition Agri-Culture) Garden Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming schoolyards into vibrant outdoor classrooms where students of all backgrounds can engage in hands-on environmental STEM education, health education, and ecological stewardship.
Through weekly garden-based lessons, we provide over 2,500 students at Longneck Elementary, North Georgetown Elementary,Ā Georgetown Middle School, and Howard T. Ennis with meaningful opportunities to connect with nature, grow their own food, and develop lifelong healthy habits. Our trained garden educators lead lessons on topics such as soil health, plant life cycles, sustainable agriculture, and nutritionāensuring every child has access to outdoor learning experiences.
By integrating gardening with science, history, and mindfulness, we empower students to become environmental stewards and cultivate a deeper connection to their communities.
What is something youāve learned about gardens that you didnāt know before?
āSomething I did not know about [before the SNAC Garden] is all of the nutrients that plants need.ā ā Damien, 5th gradeĀ
āI learned that if you grow the same thing in the same spot every year it damages the soil.ā ā Victoria, 5th grade Ā
āI learned that there are more types of things to eat and that the SNAC garden is awesome.ā ZaāKaiya, 4th gradeĀ
āI learned that Native Americans used the āthree sistersā method of companion planting in their gardens.ā ā Alianna, 5th gradeĀ
āIf you bury something it changes form and the way it looks.ā ā Leah, 5th gradeĀ
āIf we put plastic in the garden it will never decompose.ā ā Lilly, 5th gradeĀ
āHow plants live and feed themselves with sunlight.ā ā Kendall, 4th gradeĀ
āI learned that radishes grow seeds in pods and that we eat them from the root.ā ā Kimberly, 4th grade Ā
County Served: Sussex
Office Location(s): Georgetown; Lewes; Millsboro; Selbyville
Sector: Education; Environment; Food, Agriculture, & Nutrition; Kids; Literacy; Public & Societal Benefit; Social Justice; Youth Development
